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Two women are silhouetted against a window featuring race horses at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 9, 2012. The Belmont Stakes will be run at the track later in the day. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A race fan wearing a hat watches as the horses are led on the track for the post parade at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 9, 2012. The Belmont Stakes will be run at the track later in the day. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

A woman walks over a mat with the Belmont Park logo before the Belmont Stakes horse race, Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Patrons bet on a horse race during the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

A fan looks over a racing program while lying amongst the crowd ahead of the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger

Mike Califano of Valley Stream, N.Y. wears a costume horse head while talking to friends at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 8, 2012. The Belmont Stakes will be run at the park later in the day. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

Patrons bet on a horse race during the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Race fans look over programs ahead of the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger

Race fans react during a pre race, ahead of the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Chip East

A woman wearing a hat attends the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Patrons watch the 5th race during the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Annalise Kolenda, 11, of Southborough, Mass. wears a hat while on the grounds at Belmont Park Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Elmont, N.Y. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

The field starts the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Race fans cheer during a horse race ahead of the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger

A woman wearing a hat attends the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

A woman wearing a hat attends the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

A woman wearing a hat attends the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Patrons bet on a horse race during the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Patrons watch the 5th race during the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Race fans have a picnic ahead of the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Adam Hunger

Palace Malice with jockey Mike Smith in the irons wins the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Palace Malice, with jockey Mike Smith in the irons, wins the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes, the final leg of horse racing's triple crown, at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York, June 8, 2013. REUTERS/Gary Hershorn

Racing fans react as horses approach the finish line during a race at Belmont Park Saturday, June 8, 2013, in Elmont, N.Y. The Belmont Stakes will be run at the park later in the day. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Cody Dillabough, left, cheers as Chris Weidner, center and Brandon Engelhardt, right, watch the first race at Belmont Park Saturday, June 8, 2013 in Elmont, N.Y. A large field of 3-year-olds is set to run in the $1 million Belmont Stakes on Saturday. Among the competitors are Kentucky Derby winner Orb and Preakness winner Oxbow. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

A horse is bathed after the 7th race during the 145th running of the Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park on June 8, 2013 in Elmont, New York. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

Rosie Napravnik, who was fifth in the Kentucky Derby and third in the Preakness, after the third race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., June 8, 2013. This year, Napravnik, 25, is fourth in wins in the North American jockey standings, and by riding in the Belmont she was to become the first woman to ride in all three Triple Crown races. (John Dunn/The New York Times)

Jockey Rosie Napravnik poses in the winner's cirlce aboard Power Broker after finishing first in the sixth race at Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y., Saturday, June 8, 2012. Napravnik is slated to ride Unlimited Budget later in the day in the Belmont Stakes horse race in an attempt to become the second female jockey to win a Triple Crown race. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Photos: Palace Malice wins the Belmont Stakes

NEW YORK (AP) — Palace Malice took charge on the turn for home and won the Belmont Stakes on Saturday, holding off Preakness winner Oxbow and Kentucky Derby winner Orb. The win gave Todd Pletcher his second Belmont winner in six years, and vindicated the trainer's support of a 3-year-old who came into the final leg of the Triple Crown with only one win.
Story: Palace Malice scores upset in Belmont Stakes